Heat Exchanger Selection Guide for Types of Units offered by: Process Equipment Solutions 1/1/11

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Type of Heat Exchanger

All-welded All-welded All-welded All-welded All-welded Fusion-bonded Brazed

Features Shell and Tube Gasketed Plate Plate & Shell Cross-flow Plate Plate Spiral Wide Gap Plate Plate Plate

Practical Temp Approach, deg F 10-15 1-2 5 2-5 1-2 5 5 1-2 1-2
Difficult/expensiv
Temp Cross e Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible Possible
Max Temp, deg F Very high 350 1,000 650 650 750 450 1,022 752
Max Pressure, psig >2,000 300 1,450 450 600 580 150 435 725
Gaskets One each bonnet Yes, interplate No On cover panels None On covers On cover panels None None
Difficult to add Change pass
Modifications Possible tubes Yes Yes arrangement No No No No No
Tube side yes, Both sides Both sides Wide side yes,
Inspection shell side maybe Yes Yes possible No possible inside plate no No No
Tube side easy,
shell side more Removable Both sides Both sides Wide side yes, Clean-in-
Access to Cleaning difficult Yes plates possible Clean-in-place possible inside plate CIP Clean-in-place place
316L, 904L,
304/316 SS, Ti, 254SMO,
Any metallurgy, Hastelloy, Hastelloy, 316L SS, Ti, 304/316 SS, Ti, CS, SS, Ti, 316 SS with
fluoropolymer, Nickel, other Duplex, Ti, Hastelloy, Incoloy, Hastelloy, Hastelloy, copper
Common Materials graphite alloys, graphite Nickel, etc. SMO, other alloys Nickel Duplex CS, 304L, 316 L 316 SS brazing
Requires tube
plugging seat Cutting and
welding of tube Replace plates welding
Possible Repairs joints and gaskets Limited Limited Limited possible Limited Limited Limited
90% of shell ID, 12, spiral
decreases with flow; 60,
Max Connection Size, inches more passes 20 28 24 8 cross flow 12 4 4
Tube diameter
Gap Between Plates, inches dimension 0.12-0.67 0 to 0.18 0.2 0.12 0.2-1.0 0.2-0.83 0.12 0.12
Max Flow Rate per Unit, gpm 20,000+ 15,000 20,000+ 15,000 5,000 3,000 8,000 748 616
Max Heat Transfer Area per Unit, sq ft 10,000+ 18,000 25,000 3,439 3,000 6,000 3,000 753 753
Typical water/water U-value, BTU/hr-F-sq ft 250 1,000 900 800-1,000 1,000 400 50-600 1,000 1,000
Price Ratio, based on 1 MM BTU/hr/F 1 0.2 0.6-0.75 0.6-0.75 0.9-1.3 0.8-1.2 0.6-0.75 0.3-0.5

Services
Liquid-liquid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gas-liquid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Condensing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes, with Yes, with Yes, with Yes, with
Possible, tubes chemical chemical Yes, on wide gap chemical chemical
Fouling (standard) can plug Yes cleaning Yes, easily cleaned cleaning Yes side cleaning cleaning
No, fallout at low Yes, on wide gap
Fouling (slurries and suspensions) velocities No No No No Yes side No No
Yes, wide gap Yes, on wide gap
Fouling (fibrous) Yes design No No No Yes side No No
Viscous Difficult Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No, uneven temp
Heat Sensitive distribution Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 compatible
with 316 SS
Corrosive Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Possible Possible Yes, all 316 SS & copper